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Italian
Etymology
From canna (“tube”) + occhiale (“glass”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kan.nokˈkja.le/
- Rhymes: -ale
- Hyphenation: can‧noc‧chià‧le
Noun
cannocchiale m (plural cannocchiali)
- telescope
- Synonym: telescopio
- spyglass
- Synonym: binocolo
Derived terms
Further reading
- cannocchiale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana